Marbled Meringue Kisses

For a sweet surprise for mum this mother s day make up a batch of marbled meringue kisses.

Marbled meringue kisses.

I m so happy that the leftover egg white found such a pretty purpose in this cake. Pipe the meringue mixture with a plain round nozzle onto a lined tray and bake at 100 c for approximately 2 hours or until crunchy. 11 to make the buttercream. Present in a beautifully wrapped gift box jar or alternatively mount each completed meringue kiss onto a thick skewer and wrap the bunch like a spray of flowers.

Gently combine the coloured and white meringue to create a marbled effect. Complete with a pretty bow and hand made card for a gift that shows you care. Once you have piped all your meringue kisses and swirls place you meringues in the oven and bake for 30 minutes or until the meringues can be removed from the grease proof paper without sticking you meringues can be made ahead of your cake and stored in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks. For the marbled effect just use a spoon edge dipped in red gel food colouring and draw lines inside the piping bag before adding the meringue mixture.

To stripe kisses turn piping bag inside out and paint on 4 5 stripes of food coloring. Line 2 baking trays with baking paper. Roll the bag so the painted side is inside and carefully spoon in meringue mixture so it is packed in tightly. Place a dab of meringue on four corners of pan and press paper on top to hold it down flat.

Using an electric mixer beat egg whites and salt in clean dry large bowl until soft peaks form. It turns out it makes enough to pipe several meringue kisses for decoration. Gradually add sugar beating well after each addition until sugar dissolves and mixture is thick and glossy.